It’s a strange thing when someone passes away…– Greg Davies
It’s a strange thing when someone passes away. It’s always when you’re not expecting it that you’re affected by it. When we first started filming, we were filming with existing characters in a location that we’d never been before.
I am often driven by necessity…– Greg Davies
I am often driven by necessity, rather than actually doing things like an adult.
Some of my friends in this business have received …– Greg Davies
Some of my friends in this business have received awful online abuse, but I’ve so far pretty much avoided it – and I’ve largely avoided meeting hideous people in the street. Most people tend to be charming.
People often tell me that they have no idea how I …– Greg Davies
People often tell me that they have no idea how I can do standup. The idea of trying to make a large group of strangers laugh is, for many, absolutely petrifying – and it is – but there are ways of gradually developing the material that can ease the fear.
I wasn’t a happy teacher…– Greg Davies
I wasn’t a happy teacher, but I also wasn’t an absolute psychopath like the teachers I portray on screen.
Man Down”s my absolute priority…– Greg Davies
Man Down”s my absolute priority. If they give me another series, I’ll throw everything into it because I really like the characters. But after that, I’ll certainly be getting back on stage because I haven’t done a proper gig for two years. Which is ridiculous for someone who loves it so much.
As a young ma,n I was an absolute idiot…– Greg Davies
As a young ma,n I was an absolute idiot. I think my exes would say I was a likeable baby. I had a teenager’s bedroom when I was 32.
I would spend a lot of time setting up an accident …– Greg Davies
I would spend a lot of time setting up an accident scene where it appeared that I had seriously hurt myself – hedge-cutter, ketchup, that sort of thing. When my sister happened upon the scene of horror, I would lift my head and pathetically plead for her to ‘get Mum’.
I was a drama teacher…– Greg Davies
I was a drama teacher, so I had the opportunity to show off in front of a captive audience. I essentially did 13 years of stand-up. Whether my pupils would agree that I was remotely interesting or not is another question.
My dad always told me that…– Greg Davies
My dad always told me that, as far as he’s concerned, I can do whatever I choose in life as long as I’m happy and can handle the consequences of bad decisions. He only ever said that when he thought I was doing the wrong thing. I would employ similar passive aggression.